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José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒoˈzɛ ˈawdu]; born 9 September 1986), known as José Aldo, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer[1] who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after previously competing at Featherweight, and was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion. He became the first UFC Featherweight Champion following the UFC/WEC merger.[2] Aldo is considered to be one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all-time, and is often regarded as the greatest featherweight of all time after defending his UFC title seven times and his WEC title twice.[3][4][5]
After his first MMA defeat in November 2005, Aldo remained undefeated for over a decade, winning 18 straight fights until UFC 194 in December 2015, when he lost to Conor McGregor. [6] He was named Sherdog's 2009 Fighter of the Year.[7] In Sherdog's April 2017 pound-for-pound ranking, Aldo was called "the greatest featherweight in mixed martial arts history."[8]
As of 27 August 2024, he is #10 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.[9]
Background
José Aldo was born on 9 September 1986, in Manaus, Brazil. As an infant, he was dropped onto a barbecue, leaving a permanent scar on the left side of his face.[10][11] Throughout his teen years, he was keen on football and wanted to become a professional. His aspirations were supported by his father. But Aldo grew tired of getting beaten up in fights on the street, thus starting to train capoeira to learn ways to defend himself better in brawls. Aldo used to train capoeira on the streets after the classes, once gaining attention of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainer. He invited Aldo to try one session of jiu-jitsu and after the session, Aldo decided to leave capoeira to start training jiu-jitsu. At the age of 17, Aldo moved from Manaus to Rio de Janeiro having only his clothes with him and determination to train mixed martial arts there until he achieved something in the sport.[12] He is a teammate and training partner of former UFC Bantamweight champion Renan Barão at Nova União.[13][14]
References
- ↑ "Jose Aldo". boxrec.com.
- ↑ Hawryluk, Matt. (28 October 2010) Aldo formerly the UFC Featherweight Champion,Dana White To Announce UFC Merger With the WEC Archived 31 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Bloody Elbow. Retrieved on 3 May 2011.
- ↑ Shelton, Cole (30 March 2020). "Pro featherweights name their 145-pound GOAT". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Anderson Silva Says José Aldo is the GOAT 'He's much better than me'". fightstate.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Ordoñez, Milan (1 July 2022). "Holloway says neither he nor Volkanovksi deserves GOAT status yet: Did we forget José Aldo?". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "José Aldo completa uma década de invencibilidade. Relembre único revés". UOL Esporte. 26 November 2015.
- ↑ Brian Knapp (15 January 2010). "Sherdog's Fighter of the Year". sherdog.com.
- ↑ "Sherdog.com's Pound-for-Pound Top 10". sherdog.com. 12 April 2017.
- ↑ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ↑ Carlos Arias. "Jose Aldo, working since he was six years old". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "WEC 44: JOSE ALDO talks w/Yahoo! Sports". YouTube. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2015.Template:Cbignore
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- ↑ "Renan Barao consulted Jose Aldo before moving to featherweight". FoxSports. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ "Aldo and Barao: Brothers in Harm | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2024-06-20.